Account Executive

Ziff Davis; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital media company seeks an Account Executive to join their Partnerships team in London. This role involves building relationships with merchants, negotiating exclusive offers, and managing various requests in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates will have strong communication, numeracy, and organisational skills, displaying a proactive approach to problem-solving. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement, promoting work/life balance with numerous benefits including private medical insurance and a supportive culture.

Benefits

Flexible work/life balance

Private medical insurance

Subsidised gym membership

Enhanced parental leave

16 hours volunteering time per year with donation matching

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills to forge relations and negotiate.
• Ability to manage a busy workload effectively.
• Tenacity and resilience to overcome setbacks.

Responsibilities

• Identify and forward requests in the Emerging Brands Inbox.
• Negotiate exclusive offers and arrange better commercial terms.
• Analyse performance and provide feedback on retail discounts.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong organisational skills

Creative problem-solving

Proactive approach

Strong numeracy skills

Job description

Account Executive – RetailMeNot

With over 15,000 five‑star reviews, VoucherCodes is the UK’s biggest and most trusted voucher site. Partnered with big brands like Adidas, Samsung, John Lewis, Travelodge and Domino’s Pizza, we receive over 8 million visits per month. We’re looking for an Account Executive to work as part of the Emerging Brands in the Partnerships team in London.

Our dynamic Partnerships team focuses on building and developing relationships with merchant partners. As an Account Executive, you will be given different objectives each quarter and gain experience in the different areas of the team. Over the time of this entry‑level role you will learn and put into practice negotiating exclusive voucher codes, securing strong commercials for placements on site, encouraging repeat bookings, and developing a closer relationship with merchants and agencies. You will also gain knowledge of our VIP Loyalty Programme and Dealfinder products and develop skills that will enhance your knowledge of affiliate and performance marketing.

Key Responsibilities

• Working in the Emerging Brands Inbox
• Identifying different requests and forwarding to the right stakeholders
• Forging relations with retailers featured on VoucherCodes
• Negotiating exclusive offers and better commercial arrangements for VoucherCodes with retailers and affiliate networks
• Presenting VoucherCodes opportunities confidently via email, phone and in person
• Analysing the performance of retailers’ discounts and feeding back on results
• Liaising with the editorial and marketing teams to coordinate seasonal promotions with retailers
• Undertaking ad‑hoc projects and tasks to improve internal processes and merchant relationships

Job Requirements

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a busy workload
• A can‑do attitude and willingness to collaborate
• The tenacity and resilience to overcome setbacks quickly
• A creative and proactive approach to problem solving
• Good commercial instincts and decision‑making skills
• Strong numeracy skills – competent working with numbers and more complex statistical data

Benefits

• The flexibility to get that perfect work/life balance with hybrid working – especially when balancing work with family or personal commitments.
• A supportive, inclusive culture; we care about each other, our customers and our planet
• Two uninterrupted hours a week dedicated to your personal development
• Pension, with employer contributions up to 8%
• Subsidised gym membership
• Private medical insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free lunch from JustEat for Business when you’re in the office
• Regular social events
• 16 hours volunteering time per year along with donation matching
• Enhanced parental leave, with specific support in place for returning to work parents

Join us at our bright, spacious open‑plan office located in the heart of London – Yeoman House, Clerkenwell. The area is home to cafés, restaurants, pubs and galleries, and has some of the best street food London has to offer right on our doorstep. We don’t expect you to be in the office every day – there’s plenty of flexibility so you can achieve a great work/life balance.

About Ziff Davis Shopping

VoucherCodes is part of Ziff Davis Shopping, which helps millions of shoppers discover and save, delivering exceptional consumer and merchant‑advertiser experiences across a portfolio of leading mobile and e‑commerce brands. Our US brands include RetailMeNot, Offers.com, Blackfriday.com, TechBargains and more. We also run VoucherCodes, one of the leading discount code brands in the UK.

About Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, health, cybersecurity and martech. Today, Ziff Davis is focused on seven key verticals – Technology, Connectivity, Shopping, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cybersecurity and Marketing Technology. Its brands include IGN, Mashable, RetailMeNot, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Spiceworks, Ookla (Speedtest), RootMetrics, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, Moz, iContact and Vipre Security. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity. If you have a disability or learning difficulty that requires accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to [e-mail]. Want to know more? Check out our careers page https://www.vouchercodes.co.uk/careers/ #LI-vouchercodes